鬱鬱不得志
Chinese
lush; luxuriant; depressed lush; luxuriant; depressed; melancholic | not; no | having achieved one's ambitions; having gotten one's way; enjoying success | ||
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trad. (鬱鬱不得志) | 鬱鬱 | 不 | 得志 | |
simp. (郁郁不得志) | 郁郁 | 不 | 得志 |
Etymology
From the New Book of Tang:
- 變姓名為劉智遠,教授諸生自給,鬱鬱不得志,哀吟泣下。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: The New Book of Tang, 1060 CE
- Biàn xìngmíng wéi Liú Zhìyuǎn, jiàoshòu zhūshēng zìgěi, yùyùbùdézhì, āi yín qì xià. [Pinyin]
- [Li Mi] changed his name to Liu Zhiyuan, and taught the people how to make a life. He felt depressed and sobbed in grief.
变姓名为刘智远,教授诸生自给,郁郁不得志,哀吟泣下。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
鬱鬱不得志
- to feel depressed because one cannot achieve their ambition